Professor Barrett Hazeltine has been mentoring and inspiring Brown University students for decades. In honor of his dedication to student mentoring, and in particular, his mentorship of aspiring entrepreneurs, a group of alumni came together to start the Barrett Hazeltine Prize in Entrepreneurial Mentorship On May 3 we honor a special faculty or staff member […]
Kalie is visiting from Kenya, Africa to spend time with aspiring entrepreneurs like you! She has a lot of experience working at startups, such as the Once Acre Fund and now at Pula Advisors in Nairobi. Her specialties include team management, quality assurance, impact evaluation, project management, product R & D, and customer research. REGISTER HERE FOR AN APPOINTMENT.
Bill Krolicki has consulted to and worked for numerous small and medium-sized start-ups. He is experienced in building business plans, financial modeling, as well as strategy deployment and general management. Bill graduated from Middlebury College with a degree in East Asian Studies and later earned an MBA from The Wharton Business School with a focus […]
The Hazeltine Fellowship funds entrepreneurship research by graduate students who are either working with faculty or under the guidance of a faculty member. For example, the Fellowship may fund dissertation-related research or provide the seeds for initiating a new topic of research with a faculty member. Information about applying and previously funded projects can be […]
Across the world, innovative women are campaigning for change on fundamental human rights issues like gender and racial equality and government accountability. Hear the stories of three visionary Brown alumnae who are taking on systemic injustices with creativity, courage and their passion for social change. Moderator: Bonnie Honig, Pembroke Center Interim Director, Nancy Duke Lewis […]
Celebrate with us! Join graduating seniors, their family members and guests, alumni and friends of the center to celebrate and reconnect. Drinks and hors-d'oeuvres served. RSVP HERE
Do you make spending choices based on sustainability and climate change? Do you support local businesses? Do you buy ethically sourced products? Do you support fair wages and treatment? As a consumer your purchases have huge implications on the world around you. Did you realize that the same is true of your savings? Are you being as […]
Consciously or not, we’re creating data in everything we do. With the proliferation of sensors and connected devices, our presence in a room, our latitude and longitude, and our constant click streams become raw material for new business models. Join us on June 28th for a panel discussion about how entrepreneurs are building data-centric companies […]
The Slater Technology Fund and the Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship invite you to a special Summer Sushi networking event to celebrate the latest graduates of Brown University’s venture accelerator, the Breakthrough Lab (B-Lab). Join us for a fun- and fish-filled event with a mix of technologists, investors, and entrepreneurs. You’ll meet the young B-Lab entrepreneurs from Brown and […]
In this fireside chat, Steve Blank, Father of Modern Entrepreneurship, will explain how and why the Customer Development methodology he created works, and tell how successful founders use it to ensure they have a product or service that people actually want. Steve will tell how to: • find out customers' pain points • validate that […]
